Questioning conventional medicine in French 2019

This graph represents the share of French people who had already questioned the advice given by their doctor after consulting an alternative medicine practitioner in 2019. It shows that the majority of respondents, 75 percent, did not doubt the diagnosis or traetment given by their doctor.

Alternative medicine, also called complementary or integrative medicine among others, designates therapeutic practices residing outside classical medical science which originated from oriental, ancestral or innovative traditions. Among those alternative medicines, we can for example find acupuncture (from Chinese medicine), Ayurvedic medicine, herbal medicine, osteopathy or homeopathy.

Have you ever questioned a doctor's diagnosis based on the advice of an alternative medicine practitioner?

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Release date

November 2019

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Region

France

Survey time period

October 16-25, 2019

Number of respondents

1,500 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

* This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Vous est-il déjà arrivé de mettre en doute le diagnostic d’un médecin suite à un avis de praticien en médecine douce consulté en parallèle?"

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